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The Illinois Consumer Fraud Act Class Action You Were Just Served: Five Defenses That Decide Whether the Class Ever Gets...

The complaint reads like an indictment of your marketing department. A national class. Allegations that a label, a website disclosure, or a price representation deceived consumers....

Massachusetts Court Declines to Dismiss Chapter 93A Claim Based on Allegations of Fraud, Bad Faith Conduct

On June 22, 2026, in ConnectedView, LLC v. Faith Teams, LLC, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts addressed claims arising from ConnectedView’s purchase of the...

FTC to Require Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Charges They Deceived Customers About...

News break!!! The FTC just issued a press release, which you can read here. Here is a summary of the FTC press release. The Federal Trade Commission has reached settlements totalin...

New Jersey launches crackdown on junk fees

The state is targeting hidden and deceptive charges across industries under a new consumer protection push that includes housing, travel, financial services and ticketing. The post...

Compensating Victims of Deep Fake Fraud- Global Responses

DOJ’s New National Fraud Enforcement Division

On April 7, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche released a memorandum on the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division (“the NFED”) at the Department of Justice. T...

Kansas act protects over $10 million from going to fraudsters: KDOI

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Protect Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation Act has prevented over $10 million in fraud since being enacted in Kansas two years ago. Insurance Commiss...

District of Massachusetts Finds Multi-State Fraud Allegations Insufficient to Anchor Chapter 93A Claims in Massachusetts

New Jersey Launches Initiative Targeting Consumer “Junk Fees”

Illinois action may curb fraud

A new law expected to be enacted by the state would force social media companies to better protect minors online, including from financial harm.

Facebook fraud becomes lightning rod

Banks and consumer advocates are taking social media to task, while Facebook tries to rein in fake profiles and scam ads.

Construction Firm Owner Charged With Workers’ Compensation Fraud

A Massachusetts construction firm owner fraudulently misclassified subcontractors as siding workers or painters when they were performing riskier roofing work in order to avoid pay...

How the False Claims Act Creates Civil Accountability for Government Fraud - and Protects the Whistleblowers Who Report...

The Victims' Recovery Law Center Explains the Civil Accountability Mechanism Behind False Claims Act Litigation and the Retaliation Protections Available to Employees Who Report In...

Legislation banning surveillance pricing awaits governor’s signature

A measure to ban surveillance pricing has passed both houses of the Legislature and has been sent to Gov. Mikie Sherrill to be signed into law. The Fair Price Protection Act won ap...

Contractor Charged with $188K in Bank Fraud Scheme Using Fabricated Lien Waivers

Contractor Charged with $188K in Bank Fraud Scheme Using Fabricated Lien Waivers

FTC Is Cracking Down On Dealerships With Nonexistent 'Ghost Car' Listings

Advertisements for cars that don't exist and ads with misleading prices are frustrating car shoppers, but the FTC is putting dealers on notice.

Canadian gets prison in $1.2M mail fraud scheme

A Canadian man was sentenced to federal prison for a $1.2 million mail fraud scheme that targeted U.S. printing companies and consumers. The post Canadian gets prison in $1.2M mail...

DOJ Accelerates False Claims Act Enforcement: New Protocol Signals Faster Action on Benefits Fraud Whistleblower Cases

Amazon settles FTC card fraud case

Regulators allege the digital retail giant created a “Kafkaesque ordeal” for ID theft victims trying to obtain records related to fraudulent transactions.

CCPA cracks down on deceptive food ads imposes penalty on 2 cos

The Central Consumer Protection Authority CCPA has cracked down on deceptive food advertising imposing a penalty of 1lakh each on M s Storia Foods and Beverages Pvt Ltd and Mrs Bec...

West Coast Fraud and AI: DOJ Expands Healthcare Fraud Enforcement into Technology-Driven Markets

15 FBOs served notices for deceiving consumers with misleading brand names

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India FSSAI has issued notices to 15 food business operators FBOs for allegedly deceiving consumers with misleading brand names trade nam...

Karnataka High Court terms KIADB’s act of acquiring land for IMTMA as ‘fraud’

Florida Coffee Shop Owner Sues New York Real Estate Giant, Alleges Fraud

The owner of Drip Coffee, a single independent coffee shop in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has accused commercial real estate giant Kimco Realty of fraudulently inducing the business...